Alyson Martin is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in the New York Times, The Nation, and the Albany Times Union. She studied communications and English at The College of Saint Rose and was selected as the 2006 New York State Broadcasters Association intern at the NBC affiliate in Albany, New York. She received her Master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, with a focus on digital media and investigative journalism. She is a member of Investigative Reporter and Editors.